Who We Are
Established in 1974
 Service Area of
1,200 Square Miles
 Population of
440,000 People
 We Answer 700,000
Calls for Service Each Year
 3rd Largest PSAP in
Colorado
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Systems We Support
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Adcom911 Staff Supports 2000 Public Safety
Users
Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
Mobile Data
Police and Fire Records
Audio Recordings
Land Mobile Radio (LMR)
LTE
Fiber Optic and Microwave Networks
Our Agencies
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Adams County Sheriff
Adams County Fire Rescue
Bennett Fire Dept
Brighton Police Dept
Commerce City Police Dept
Greater Brighton Fire
Northglenn Police Dept
North Metro Fire
Sable Altura Fire
South Adams County Fire
Strasburg Fire
LTE Project
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FCC Waiver to Operate on the 700MHz Granted in 2011
Federal Grant Awarded to Construct the LTE Network
IP Wireless / Raytheon Solution
Importance of Utilizing Existing Sites and Network Infrastructure
May 2012 FirstNet Created
Adcom LTE Project Suspended
November 2013 Spectrum Management Lease Agreement (SMLA)
Signed with FirstNet
February 2014 Adcom Contracted with General Dynamics
Broadband to Complete the Project
LTE Project Goals
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Comprehensive public safety data system Integrating the
various system used by Public Safety
Data automatically flows into each system as events
progress
System Allows for:
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Multi-agency data sharing
Paperless records and jail bookings
Remote field access to all data
Ad-hoc data analysis
Sub Networks
Field
Unit 2
Field
Unit N
Hospitals
Diagnostics
Agencies
E- Booking
Jails
Field
Unit 1
Direct
Realtime
Access
Core Applications
RMS
JMS
Additional
Information
CAD
External Sources
State
Regional
Originating
Information
Federal
Internet
9-1-1
PSTN
Video
Sensors
Why LTE
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We’ve tried everything else! - Narrowband, 4.9
GHz 900 MHz, Private carriers,
Commercial carriers do not provide coverage,
capacity and reliability required for data needs
Bandwidth is the primary limitation for rolling out
new technology
Data is becoming as crucial as voice
All communications will soon be IP
LTE Project Status
EPC installed and operational
 9 RAN sites installed
 “Initial site specific drive testing” inprogress
 Waiting on permits for remaining sites
 System scheduled to be live this fall
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LTE Lessons Learned
Be prepared to adapt
 Education is key: both local officials/users
 With external partners, get decision
makers involved early
 Identify and work though site issues early
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LTE Future Challenges
Manage expansion/growth
 Manage expectations
 Education of users
 Need for additional resources to manage
increased data
 Migrate into FirstNet final architecture.
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